Zollverein

Definition of Zollverein:

part of speech: noun

The German commercial or customs union, founded about the year 1818, and afterwards greatly extended through the example and efforts of the government of Prussia. Its principal object was the establishment of a uniform rate of customs duties throughout the various states joining the union. The territories of the Zollverein now coincide with those of the new German Empire ( with the notable exceptions of Hamburg and Bremen), and include Luxemburg.

part of speech: noun

The German customs union, formed in 1827 and gradually extended, with the aim of establishing uniform rates.

Usage examples for Zollverein:

• The Zollverein was established, the Teutonic Federation became closer, and the lead of Prussia more decided. "The Healing of Nations and the Hidden Sources of Their Strife", Edward Carpenter.

• In his letters urging the imperial government to find an immediate remedy for this unfortunate condition of things, he acknowledged that there was " something captivating in the project of forming this vast British Empire into one huge Zollverein with free interchange of commodities, and uniform duties against the world without; though perhaps without some federal legislation it might have been impossible to carry it out." "Lord Elgin", John George Bourinot.